FLORIDA — Governor DeSantis issued an executive order Thursday to suspend the sheriff of Osceola County in Florida.
According to the executive order, Marcos R. Lopez was charged with a first-degree felony count of racketeering and one count of first-degree felony of conspiracy to commit racketeering.
Gov. DeSantis announced the appointment of 35-year law enforcement veteran Christopher A. Blackmon as Osceola County Sheriff. He was the Central Region Chief for the Florida Highway Patrol. Blackmon led over 850 sworn troopers and 95 civilian employees in that position. He also served as FHP Statewide Immigration Incident Commander for all 67 counties.
Jeffrey Epstein’s surprising Tampa Bay ties: Politicians, private flights and local victims
I-Team Investigator Adam Walser and photojournalist Randy Wright have been digging through the Epstein archive, where typing "Tampa" returns 1,296 hits. What emerges is disturbing, bizarre and, occasionally, downright weird.
